USA Today sues OpenAI for $250 million over copyright training

USA Today and affiliated publications, including Courier Journal, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI in a U.S. court.

The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 9, 2026.

USA Today alleges that OpenAI unlawfully used its news reporting and content to train and operate artificial intelligence models without permission.

The publisher seeks $250 million in damages from OpenAI.

The case challenges the unauthorized mass copying of news content for training generative models.

For Indian American software engineers and tech professionals, the lawsuit tests the legal boundaries of training generative models on copyrighted data.